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Indian lady Geeta reunites with actual mom, confirms Pak belief proprietor who gave her shelter

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A deaf and dumb Indian lady, who was rescued by a social welfare organisation in Pakistan after she mistakenly ended up on this nation earlier than being despatched again to India in 2015, has lastly been reunited along with her actual mom in Maharashtra, in accordance with a Pakistani media report on Wednesday.
Bilquees Edhi the spouse of late Abdul Sattar Edhi, who now runs the world well-known Edhi Welfare Trust and who developed an in depth bond with Geeta stated the Indian lady had lastly been reunited along with her actual mom in Maharashtra state, Dawn newspaper reported.
“She has been in touch with me and this weekend she finally told me the good news about meeting her real mother,” Bilquees stated.
“Her real name is Radha Waghmare and she found her mother in Naigaon village in the state of Maharashtra,” she additionally confirmed to PTI right here.
Geeta captured the eye of the media and governments in each international locations in 2015 however in accordance with Bilquees that they had discovered Geeta when she was round 11-12 years outdated at a railway station and gave her shelter at their centre in Karachi.
“Somehow she strayed into Pakistan and was shelterless when we found her in Karachi,” she stated.

“She stayed at the Edhi centre for years and I took care of her and we named her Fatima later when I realised she was a Hindu we named her Geeta and even though she couldn’t speak or hear but we communicated properly through sign language,” Bilquees stated.
In 2015 after Geeta’s story broke out, the late Indian exterior affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj made preparations for her to be flown again house.
Bilquees stated that it had taken practically 4 and half years for Geeta to seek out her actual dad and mom and this was confirmed by means of DNA exams.

“Geeta has also recognised her mother and she lives with her family in Naigaon village now. Her biological father died a few years back so her mother, Meena remarried,” she stated.
Bilquees Edhi stated she was simply glad that Geeta who was like a daughter to her had lastly reunited along with her actual household.
“To be lost for such a long time from your family is difficult for anyone and especially for someone special like Geeta,” she added.